Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

Quarterly meeting services were held in
the Methodist church last Sunday 40
joined the church on probation and q re-
ceivsd the sacrament of baptism. Ihe
congregation was large and the religious
interest was good. ... MIR. ana Mrs.
Christian Van Nliet recently visited
friends in this place ......Mr. c. {. Mar
tin is making preparations for the erection
of Il large barn during the coming season.
....The concert to be held in Allen hall
on Wednesday evening by Mrs. NJ. F.
Allen's class promises to be Il pleasant
affair \ beautiful and well arranged
programme is already in the hands OF the
puplls......T The meetings held here by
the board of agriculture made a profound
and favorable impression on the mind of
the farmers of this vicinity ..... The scien-
tific teachings of Prof. w. W. Cooke and
the presentation of new plans together
with the exchange of ideas Will doubtless
help many in the cultivation Of their
fields.
Cambridge.
Cambridge has two mails a day from
the south. The mail which leaves Bur
Hngtou abunt $40 Is a closed mall but on
reaching Cambridge Junction the Cam
bridge and JetfersOnvllle bags are thrown
off ...Mr. William Patten conduct
ed a religious meeting in the hamlet
| In the Notch last sunday Rev. Mr.
| Barker of Richmond preached at Jeffer-
| sonville sunday Rev. Gemont Graves
of Burlington Otlicated at Jelfersonville
Sunday morning. Religious meetings
are held regularly at south Cambridge,
at North Bend, East Cambridge, occa-
sionally in Pleasant Valley and the Notch
.... The death of Mr.. Asa Brown oc
Cured last Friday at his sons in Water
Vile. He was - years old ana had always
resided in Cambridge until two years ago
when he went to Watervlle Ann
tdgerly is supported by the town in the
nt Mr. Iurp1 "A IlpnX Miss
Cora Davis is teaching in distrlct No. 5
..... The snow storm of Saturday and
Sunday was followed by Il terrific gale.
making the highways almost impossible.
The thermometer stood aDOnt II below
zero. II. w. Naruum has tbs contract
OF the ice houses on the Boston and Lowell
road from Swauton to st. JOhnsbury ....
Frank Powell had one loot badly hurt
while handling logs......Dr. Salmon
Brush celebrated his o3I birthday; he
reads without glasses as does Madam
Patten of Jetfersonville, who has passed
her Goth birthday ... Noah Chittenden, a
, | brOt her of Gov. Chlttenden, used TO live
upon the land now occupied by w. ID.
> Macoy. -. AT the fifth wedding annivers
ary held at Ernest Meleudy's, Mr. and
,, , Mrs. Melendy were presented by his faith
+ er, II y. Melendy, with a deed OF the
fine farm on which they hve....
w. II. Griswold of Cambridge has held
the office of town clerk since 1896, 30 years
...... truman w nllCOlnD VINO LOOK Il COLI
tract to put up a set of farm and stock
, buildings on the ranch of A. NJ. Dole
! Esq in southern Dakota expects to finish
the work and be at home March l.....
:, The JetfersonviIle sunday school has
=. elected the following officers /. ii Mel
eudy, superintendent; Henry kllbnrn
assistant superintendent: Nellie GriS
void. secretary G.lulu Lease, treas
: urer: Willie Powell, librarian Ad
+ die Melvin, assistant nDtalldn......
n The new paper published at the Boro, tn
n reflector. is temporarily suspended be
e cause of the illness of the editor. .Shel
) don Stratton, while plOwing on the farm
II now owned by Benjamin Cook found
n piple of Indian manufacture. 1t is about
: four inches long and of wood resembling
cedar and vanished with the natura
= gum. On the front of the bowl Is "A cary
q ing representing ii fawn resting on Ill,
It pads. a stone hatchet has been found OF
n the Atwood farm. Indian hill, near th'
e Franklin.
/ Homer Eaton, ID. d., of Burlington CAV
Il his lecture From London to Rome ant
IS Pompeil" last Monday evening Tn
d doctor is a fine speaker and those VIII
= heard him will long remember the intel
,f esting two hours trip with him abroad
', ......A. c. Richard had one hand badl
l. mangled in the gear OF his Coru-stalk cut
:, ter which he was using Tuesday by hors
= power. George Snow who has bee
: laid up with a spraned knee is improving
If ......J. NJ. Cheuy sustained Il severe III
Al Jury to his side by a fall last week. but /
e now better r...... kittie Hurlbut, who ha
been seriously iii with lntlammatory rheu
matlsm, Is also improving.
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